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Let's be honest, when you're trying to find quick information about something or someone, where do you go first? Wikipedia. You're not alone.

Another local Bruegger's, this one in Albany, suddenly announced Monday that they're closed.  Only 9 remain in the Capital Region for this one-time bagel king.

Two of the three men involved in a March confrontation with Albany police have filed federal lawsuits against the officers involved.

June is finally here and we are moving in to prime weather here in Upstate New York. Just how warm will it get this month?

Are you bored? Maybe not, maybe you're just looking for something different to do. Here are things you can do on the cheap around the Capital Region.

The unofficial start to Summer is here - will we finally have a nice stretch of dry weather in the Capital Region?

Have you ever sat at home at night wishing you had a warm cookie but were too lazy to make it yourself? I have a solution - finally!

Square pizzas, good times, and cold brews! Guilderland will soon be getting in on what Albany residents have known - and loved -  for years. An iconic 100-year-old pizza place/tavern will be getting a second location in a new town.

Thirteen people have been arrested in an underage rape sting, accused of trying to rape a child under the age of 15, state police said Monday.

Good news for Downtown Albany, the governor announced more than 22 million for a mix used neighborhood in Liberty Park. Also there will be improvements to CDTA for the Bus Rapid Transit Line. These are much-needed improvements for Albany:
Governor Andrew M...

Stay classy Albany - this weekend you will have a new wine bar to check out on Lark Street!

Remember a couple of months ago the Albany Police Officer who fatally shot and killed a pimp/robber in Utica, while soliciting prostitution, has finally resigned from the force.

The Plaza in animation form? Pretty cool.  How about riding around a CDTA bus, with millennials playing on their phones giving dirty looks- sounds like a normal day in Albany.  But in animation form?  Kind of interesting to watch.
A local is getting creative with the capital region, ma…

Albany High School students in Abrookin’s Cosmetology Program for a day of fun, food, festivities and fashion.

When the Aurora Games come to Albany in August, they will be getting some national coverage.

Known for their delectable, dare-to-be-different cheesecake, an Albany bakery has landed on a national list of the best bakeries in America according to a survey on Yelp.

Its all about the Family this Friday for Spring Break Family Awareness Day. This is a family fun-filled day with food and educational ideas that are dedicated to the Family.
This will also be an opportunity for less fortunate families to get free donations of hygiene products we know that these pro…

A new concert venue (with a lot of shows already lined up) is opening this week in the Capital Region!
With a lot of publicity already, Skyloft is finally going to be opening this Thursday at Crossgates Mall. I initially saw the opening date at the Times Union, in a post about the new 600-800 pe…

What Do You Consider The Bad Side Of Albany?

Another great Comedy show is coming to the Palace Theater in May.

Restaurants come and go everyday here in the Capital Region, but there are some GNA nation REALLY misses.

US News and World report has released their annual list of the best places to live in the country, and Albany is among the upper echelon.

Another Body Cam video was released today of an Albany Police Officer mimicking oral sex while handling a mental health patient.

Officer Luke Deer was charged with felony assault and a misdemeanor count of official misconduct.

The City of Albany has experienced a ransomware cyber attack. If your not familiar with ransomware.

This afternoon the city police chief and Albany Mayor held a press conference to announce the arrest of Albany Police Officer over violnece at a call.

Every hometown has a reliable late-night delivery place that when the urge strikes. you call up in a moments notice for a dozen wings or large pepperoni pie, or both.  A little piece of me died when I heard that one of Albany's classic late-night delivery restaurants was turning off the fr…

Traveling somewhere for vacation is exciting.  BUT- the actual ‘travel’ part?  Not always.
Having one or two layovers after flying out of a smaller airport like Albany?  That’s something that won’t always make the top of the vacatio…

Now obviously I live in New York so I know why people always want to leave the state. This, however, makes me wonder.

An Albany area college student is competing on the Wheel of Fortune tonight!
I caught wind of this from a post by the Times Union, and of course now have to root for one of our own.  Logan Stone, competing tonight on the Wheel of Fortune, is a junior at the University at Albany...